I ordered this in the hope that it would finally do something to chase the moles away. It really works! Moles have been tunneling all through the flower beds and lawn. I didn't want to poison them because of my cat that goes in and out. She bring's "gifts" for me. Haven't seen any mole activity since it got put it up in a flower bed where moles have been most active. It works so well that even my neighbor hasn't been seeing any either.

We've had terrible mole problems over the years. Traps and poison are dangerous around pets and kids. This windmill has done an excellent job of keeping moles away. I'm thinking of buying another one to put further back on my 5 acres to keep moles from going through the veggie garden too.

It's well made and sure it will give many years of service. I love it because it spins which causes a ball bearing to move in the tube, making a noise that transmit's into the soil down the pipe to scare moles away. It moves in the direction of the wind and turn's easily. Very happy with it.

Seems to be quality parts that come with it. Did not know you would need to buy 1/2" 10' galvanized pipe to complete install. Also, recommend keeping sprayed with a light coating of oil as it is constructed of a metal that will rust easily in the elements.

Does work, the mole hills are gone. I like the look of the product. I have no little children but if I did I would worry about them getting hurt. The metal blades turn fast. I bought one of these at the store and it came with the pipe that went into the ground and it fit nicely. Yours did not have the ground pipe and the 1/2 inch pipe does not quite fit. Still does the job though.

I have had one of these for 8 or 9 years, and though it never worked to repel the gophers, I painted Tibetan sacred syllables on it and turned it into a attractive prayer wheel. So when the blades fell off in the winds recently, I tried to buy parts (it was just a missing ball bearing but impossible to replace only that) but had to buy a new assembly. I was able to fit my old blades onto the new ball bearing and it is back to turning in the wind sending out prayers for all sentient beings. The ground squirrels who recently took over the gopher tunnels do seem to be less in evidence, so maybe it is working.

I bought two of these, one for the front yard and one for the back. Got the front yard one installed. The moles disappeared even in the back yard! Have not yet installed the back yard one. Unfortunately, it did nothing to effect the gophers.

A complete disappointment! Very sad. We have been pleased with past purchases from Gardeners Supply.I placed the windmill in one garden and the moles did everything but come to the pole to scratch their backs. So I moved it to an area that had less mole activity. After a few months the nearest sign of activity was about four feet from the pole. Then, despite monthly lubrication, the ball bearings all fell out. This turned the windmill from one piece of junk to several pieces of junk. I feel the one star is too high a rating but theis site does not offer a lower star rating.I would not even recommend this to an enemy.

This products seems to reduce the number of gophers this year. 1 or 2 in an area that is infested. They moved away about 80 feet from the product location.The bearing after one season completly fell apart and the fins on the pole mount have also started to rust. A little suprising as we live in dry part of the state end of the sonoran desert?I will repair the bearing and paint it as this was an expensive item with a cheep bearing. Disappointing

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